With everyone traveling and vactioning this time of year, I am always surprised that I don't see more people with a
binocular around their neck. To be sure, I do see a lot of toursits and travelrs with
cameras in tow, but not to many wearing a binocular. When I travel, I always have a
compact binocular closeby and ready to use, even if I don't actually wear a binocular around my neck. In other words, think of a compact binocular as a
travel binocular. I use a binocular when traveling for close up views of the sights, especially on scenic overlooks and, as always, to see birds and wildlife. A binocular has also come in handy when I want to look down the road and read interstion and road signs (not while I am driving!). For this kind of work, nothing beats a little compact binocular. Anything more in terms of binocular size will tempt you to leave the binocular, behind, and that defeats the purpose.